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  2. Runaway - Wikipedia

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    Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable; Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic process while temperature increases with the heat released and giving rise to an explosion

  3. Fugitive slaves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A new name was invented for the supposed mental illness of an enslaved person that made them want to run away: drapetomania.) Enslavers would put up flyers, place advertisements in newspapers, offer rewards, and send out posses to find them. Under the Fugitive Slave Act, enslavers could send federal marshals into free states to kidnap them.

  4. Runaway (dependent) - Wikipedia

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    Running away from home is considered a crime in some jurisdictions, but it is usually a status offense punished with probation, or not punished at all. [16] Giving aid or assistance to a runaway instead of turning them in to the police is a more serious crime called "harboring a runaway", and is typically a misdemeanor .

  5. Experts explain phenomenon of adults who leave their lives behind

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    Some run away intentionally, according to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. “As an adult, you can just decide to leave your life and go start somewhere else, or go seek something ...

  6. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Bucket list List of things to do before dying Popular culture derivation Derived from the older phrase "kick the bucket"; popularized by the 2007 film The Bucket List: Cargo 200: Corpses of soldiers Military slang: Military code word used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of military casualties Cark ...

  7. Thermal runaway - Wikipedia

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    Chemical reactions involving thermal runaway are also called thermal explosions in chemical engineering, or runaway reactions in organic chemistry.It is a process by which an exothermic reaction goes out of control: the reaction rate increases due to an increase in temperature, causing a further increase in temperature and hence a further rapid increase in the reaction rate.

  8. List of fugitives from justice who disappeared - Wikipedia

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    Palmer is an American fugitive who was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on 29 May 2019. He is wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his daughter-in-law, Tammy Palmer, on 24 September 2012 in Stony Point, New York. [235] Palmer is the 523rd fugitive to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The FBI is offering ...

  9. Runaway train - Wikipedia

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    A runaway train is a type of railroad incident in which unattended rolling stock is accidentally allowed to roll onto the main line, a moving train loses enough braking power to be unable to stop in safety, or a train operates at unsafe speeds due to loss of operator control.